For 15 years, “Fiber Arts: Threads Through Time” has been a focal event for the Key Peninsula Farm Tour. This free, family-friendly event returns to the Longbranch Improvement Club (LIC), located at 4312 Key Pen Hwy SW in Longbranch, on Saturday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The farm tour takes place across […]
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Gig Harbor Brings Back Summer Concerts, Outdoor Movies
The City of Gig Harbor Tourism Department is bringing back the much-loved summer series of concerts and movies at Skansie Park for 2021. Due to state guidelines, both series were unable to occur in 2020. Both events, Summer Sounds at Skansie and Friday Night Movies in the Park, take place at downtown’s Skansie Park, set […]
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Gig Harbor ‘Bands Together’ to Support Small Businesses through Virtual Concerts
The Greater Gig Harbor Foundation, the City of Gig Harbor, Uptown Gig Harbor and local musicians have teamed up to support local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting July 19, you can livestream virtual musical performances on Friday a part of Band Together: Small Business Relief Concert Series, a communitywide relief effort fueled by […]
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The House of Music
The stately, wrought-iron gate at the top of the driveway gives the first clue to what lies beyond: “Wurlitzer Manor.” Wurlitzer Manor, the Gig Harbor home of Barbara Hammerman and Raymond Lavine since 2002, sits atop a bluff overlooking the Tacoma Narrows, with a straight-on view of Mount Rainier. The house was built in the […]
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Celebrate ‘Women of Power’ with Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra
I have never been more excited about programming and performing a concert than this! “Women of Power” celebrates three wonderful composers and their life’s greatest achievements. Their accomplishments are particularly impressive in light of the obstacles career-minded women encountered in fields dominated by men more than a century ago. Despite the fact that these compositions […]
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BPA Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday with Marimba
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Anzanga makes its eighth annual appearance on Friday, Jan. 17, as part of BPA’s Cultural Outreach Program. Celebrating 32 years of performing throughout the Northwest and globally, the Seattle-based troupe returns to perform the lively and beautiful melodies of Southern Africa, one night only at BPA. This […]
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How Music Therapy Affects Memory
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease is growing — and growing fast. An estimated 5.7 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer’s. Because the disease currently has no cure, researchers are continually looking for ways to improve the quality of life for those affected. Studies have shown that […]
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BPA Season Finale Brings Symphony Spectacular: Music for All at Bainbridge Performing Arts
From Leonard Bernstein to John Williams, Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra’s invigorating season finale encompasses music from an array of artistic disciplines. Join Maestro Mario Alejandro Torres, the BSO and the incredibly talented violinist Emily Acri to celebrate the significance and vitality of music in daily lives. This riveting program features James Newton Howard’s “Red Sparrow Overture,” […]
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Let Your Imagination Unleash while Listening to Classical Masters
Music is much more than the notes and sounds that stimulate our brains in so many ways. One of the most important aspects of music is imagination, and it is a crucial ingredient in both performers and listeners. With imagination, a performer can take a simple melody and shape it in various ways, lending expression […]